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Here is the link to the Windows side of this post:
 <http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b61739>

Thank you,

Hunt

Hello Bill,

I'm probably one of the very few that still keep a copy of the 6.5 on my computer. I do that because it is the first version that really worked and "got it all", and it's still the fastest version to do easy tasks and tests in. 6.5 still rocks, and on XP it's darn stable! (should almost think that for 6.5 Adobe was forward compatible)

For 6.5 on Windows it was .ppj for the project files. I have heard that on a MAC, file extensions may not be needed (at least before), so if you find a project file that you will try to open with PPro put the extension .ppj to it.

Now, I have no idea if a project file made on a MAC will even open in Windows. So, if not and you'll have to deal with re-editing the DVD's, please consider this:

- Use FlaskMpeg to convert the .VOB to .avi using Huffyuv (maybe Lagarith (sp?)). You'll get huge files, but at least you keep the quality of the DVD.

- Where you need to replace or delete a picture, export a frame (from the Huffyuv file) of the pictures before and after the new picture (or deleted) in order to have new footage for the new transitions, in order to not disturb the timing or duration. Do you get what I'm thinking about?

Dag

Dag,

Thank you. That is exactly what I wanted to hear. I have seen an Adobe paper, that stated that Pro "could" Import either a Mac, or PC P6.5 Project. That was encouraging to me, but it was a paper, and not real world experience. We all know that marketing departments sometimes do not get things 100%. Still, with your info and THAT, I am feeling much better about this Project.

I appreciate the tip on FlaskMpeg. I have both HuffYuv and Lagarith CODECs, and use them for intermediate transfer files on occasion. File size is not an issue for me, but worth noting for others, who might read this later. The prospect of, and tips on, editing in FlaskMpeg are very useful. That re-compression aspect was making me worry a lot. I'll add FlaskMpeg to the toolkit - thanks.

I appreciate your comments, as always, and will probably be back with many more questions, should this Project come about. I'm in the preliminary stages now, so I'm just fact gathering, and do not wish to paint my self into any corners by making some bad choices, early on.

Thanks, as always,

Hunt

Hi again Bill,

When (or if) you get into FlaskMpeg, play around a bit so you get to now where the settings are done, there are two main places for such.

Oh, please give me a "warning" in the lounge if you have more questions. As you said, this place is a bit "deserted". I'm sure the moderators (at least I hope so) will let it go, at least for a while.

I don't think you are getting to "paint yourself into a corner", you're way to humble (meaning willing to learn new stuff) for that.

Dag

Dag,

Comments in the Lounge - again thanks!

Hunt

Hi Bill,
a Premiere 6.5 Mac project can be opened and edited in Premiere 6.5 Windows and vice versa.

I don't know if this works with later Premiere versions, but downward compatibility was always possible in the past.
Sometimes it worked with problematic project files using "HexEdit" to change a resource in the project file named "version". You'll find it easily.

On the Mac, you can use the freeware "MPEG Streamclip" (Windows version available) to do lossless conversions from (unprotected) VOB files to editable formats. You must have Apple's "MPEG2 playback component" installed to do this.

Olf,

Thank you for your confirmation. In the meantime, I have explored the client's Assets and have found many of the PPJ files from the edit. Because these were on the Mac, they had no file extension. By just adding that, I have been able to open all, that I've tried, in CS2. This confirms exactly what you mention. I'm not sure what might have been lost (Transitions, maybe?), but even the Motion Keyframing came into CS2 PP.

I think that if all PPJ's are there, with a bit of "housekeeping" with regards to the folder structure for the original Assets, the Project should be editable on a PC with PP2, though it was created on Mac in P6.5.

I appreciate your response, and want to confirm that you are 100% correct. Also, should someone have the same questions later on, the answer is YES, you can edit Mac P6.5 on PC, at least through CS2, and probably CS3.

Thanks,

Hunt